The Devil's Web

Sensual. Seductive. Emotional. No one stirs the heart and imagination like Mary Balogh. In this classic novel, theNew York Timesbestselling authorweaves a spellbinding tale of two people haunted by desire, unable to resist the love that has become their most passionate obsession.... When James Purnell walks into the London drawing room and sees Lady Madeline Raine, time stops. Once she had been his for the taking. Now she is an aloof, beautiful stranger, determined to keep the devilishly handsome nobleman from seducing her again. But after four years apart, desire reignitesswift, hot, irresistibleculminating in a night of reckless lovemaking. Suddenly Madeline is faced with an unbearable choice: marry with no hope of love or risk certain ruin. Her decision will have consequences she never imagined, as she makes a shocking discovery about the man she secretly loves. What she doesn't know is how far James will go to right the wrongs of the pastand how much he's willing to risk for the woman who already owns him...body, heart, and soul.

New York Times bestselling, multi-award-winning author Mary Balogh grew up in Wales, land of sea and mountains, song and legend. She brought music and a vivid imagination with her when she came to Canada to teach. There she began a second career as a writer of books that always end happily and always celebrate the power of love. There are over four million copies of her Regency romances and historical romances in print.